V-2 rocket first launched 70 years ago

October 2, 2012

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German engineers achieved the first successful launch of a V-2 rocket 70 years ago, on Oct. 2, 1942. The V-2 was the world's first combat ballistic missile and became the basis for future U.S. and Soviet missiles and rockets.

NASA

1of36

German engineers achieved the first successful launch of a V-2 rocket 70 years ago, on Oct. 2, 1942. The V-2 was the world's first combat ballistic missile and became the basis for future U.S. and Soviet missiles and rockets.